Let's talk about that day when Yuan Zhe rode his horse and took Feng Chuxian into the plum forest first. When they reached a secluded place, Feng Chuxian got off the horse.
"Come back here in an hour."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Feng Chu's slender figure flashed and disappeared quietly into the plum forest...
"My king's legs are going to be crushed by you."
"I'm...I'm sorry, please calm down, Your Highness!" Gu Qi hid the dagger back in his sleeve, rolled to the side and started to stand up.
"Stop moving." Yuan Zhe raised his hand to signal, and Gu Qi had no choice but to sit on the snow and listen to his instructions.
Yuan Zhe pinched his leg, stood up, walked to Gu Qi and squatted down in front of Gu Qi. He pulled a strand of cloth from his underwear and tied it around Gu Qi's ankle.
Seeing the sky getting gloomy again, Yuan Zhe said: "We have to go back soon."
After saying that, he brought the horse over, got on it, and stretched out his hand towards Gu Qi: "Come up."
Gu Qi slowly stood up and put his hand over.
But this posture... always feels a bit strange.
"What's wrong? Is it cold?"
Yuan Zhe saw her shrinking and leaned forward.
"No, Your Highness," Gu Qi's face turned slightly red: "Don't get too close to me. This, this is a bit inappropriate."
"oh?"
After Yuan Zhe heard this, instead of getting up, he got closer and closer: "Wouldn't it be better to be closer?"
Gu Qi didn't know how to answer, but heard Rong Di's voice from far away:
"Your Highness!"
He raised his head and saw Rong Di, Zhao Dexun, and Liu Jigang coming on horseback.
Liu Jigang frowned when he saw Yuan Zhe almost lying on Gu Qi: "Your Highness, what are you..."
Yuan Zhe straightened up and said, "It's okay."
Gu Qi breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly straightened up.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Zhe put his arm around Gu Qi's waist and pulled him back!
Gu Qi was shocked! Yuan Zhe's voice came to his ears: "Master Pei was injured, so he moved a little slower."
Liu Jigang's face became even more ugly, but Yuan Zhe didn't care.
Rong Di didn't notice the strange atmosphere, but dismounted and approached: "Sir, is he injured?"
"No, it's okay," Gu Qi swallowed nervously, "It's just a minor injury."
"Your Highness, please move your husband to my horse so that you can be more relaxed and quick."
"No need," Yuan Zhe said to Rong Di: "Invite Doctor Yan, we will go back to Liu Mansion and wait."
Rong Di nodded, took off his cloak and handed it to Gu Qi: "Then I'll go ask Doctor Yan first. It's going to snow again, sir, take care."
Gu Qi took the cloak and said, "Thank you."
Rong Di rode away first, and the rest began to walk back.
Liu Jigang looked anxious.
His Highness seems to be quite interested in Pei Qihuan.
Is it true that King Philosopher is a womanizer as the rumors say?
No!
Thinking of this, Liu Jigang said to Zhao Dexun: "Young General, take good care of His Highness. I will go first and ask the servants at home to prepare a sedan chair so that it can be convenient to send Mr. Pei down the mountain."
Looking at Liu Jigang's anxious back, Gu Qi was a little surprised.
Master Liu, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?
Zhao Dexun followed Yuan Zhe on horseback, and Yuan Zhe asked, "Have you two young ladies and Feng Niang returned home?"
Zhao Dexun replied: "Your Highness, I have gone back."
Gu Qi was overjoyed when she caught up with the boy leading the horse back.
"Your Highness, if not, please go and sit on another horse."
"We're almost there, why bother?" Yuanzhe sped up and ran straight in front of the boy.
"Okay. Ahem!" Gu Qi covered her mouth and coughed violently. She raised her arms in an exaggerated manner and put the cloak given by Rong Di behind her back.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhe let go of his hand and finally opened a small distance.
Zhao Dexun asked from the side: "Your Highness, will you go back to the palace or the mansion later?"
Yuan Zhe was silent for a while and said: "Back to the palace, Pei Qihuan is injured. I have to take him back."
"You don't have to think about me, I can..."
"I brought you here. If something happens, I can't explain it to His Majesty."
Did he mean that he had already guessed something, or was he just being polite?
Gu Qi was afraid that if he said too much and made too many mistakes, he would get confused, so he kept his mouth shut.
"What about Rong Di..." Zhao Dexun asked softly again.
"Let him stay in Liu Mansion temporarily and come back in two days."
When they arrived at the Cold Wind Pavilion, the servants had already prepared the sedan chair.
Yuan Zhe got off his horse first and hugged Gu Qi down in front of everyone. As soon as he landed on the ground, he came over to hug her.
"Your Highness!" Gu Qipeng staggered over and refused: "I have a minor injury, so there is no need to bother Your Highness."
"Are you blind? Go and help Mr. Pei!" Liu Jigang scolded the boys, and then two boys rushed over and helped Gu Qi get on the sedan.
After getting into the sedan, the four people lifted it up and walked down the mountain.
I went over it again in my mind. On the way from Qingzhou to Junzhou, Yuanzhe had always been hostile to him. Until this morning, I still had this feeling when I set out, but when I entered Merlin, I felt like a different person.
Could it be that he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves?
It can be seen that his behavior towards Feng Chuxian does not seem like a person who is not close to women.
Alas, could it be that the folk customs of Lan Country have become so civilized?
Thinking of this, I get goosebumps.
On the other side, Yuan Zhe and Zhao Dexun handed the horse to the boy, and they followed the sedan down the mountain.
After Liu Jigang took care of many matters, he took a few steps and caught up with Yuan Zhe.
"Your Highness," Liu Jigang gasped a few times, covered his sore nose with his hand and said, "General Rong is returning to the capital this time for the Qingzhou war?"
"I have just met him, so I don't know yet." Yuan Zhe walked back.
"General Rong's return to the capital today, will he report it to the inner court?"
"No need."
Liu Jigang's expression became solemn, and he was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty is no longer a child. His actions may be inappropriate."
"Ha," Yuan Zhe suddenly stood still and sneered, "After all, I'm still his uncle."
"But he is the emperor!"
Zhao Dexun saw the delicate atmosphere and coughed dryly at Liu Jigang.
There was a moment of silence.
Afterwards, Yuan Zhe said in a deep voice: "So what? An emperor who listens to sycophants will never listen to words of loyalty."
Liu Jigang opened his mouth to say something, but Zhao Dexun shook his head repeatedly and sighed helplessly.
"When the traitor is eradicated, he will understand my king's painstaking efforts." After Yuan Zhe finished speaking, he continued to move forward with his hands behind his back.
Liu Jigang followed closely: "Your Highness, Pei Qihuan is someone promoted by His Majesty."
"This king knows."
"Is what you are doing today just for show, or are you interested in Mr. Pei?"
"Ahem!" Zhao Dexun coughed louder and glared at Liu Jigang: "Master Liu, you have overstepped your bounds!"
Liu Jigang ignored it, looking like a loyal minister admonishing him to death.
Yuan Zhe stopped again, suppressed his anger, and said to Zhao Dexun: "Wait at the foot of the mountain."
Zhao Dexun bowed slightly and went straight down the mountain.
Right now, only Yuan Zhe and Liu Jigang are left.
Yuan Zhe looked at Liu Jigang coldly, and his tone became cold: "Master Liu, I have some thoughts, it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible."
Liu Jigang's face twitched, his eyes tightened, and sweat dropped.
Gu Qi sat in the sedan and returned directly to Liu Mansion. When she got off the sedan, she saw Rong Di standing outside the mansion.
"I'll do it." The boy was about to help him when he was stopped by Rong Di.
Rong Di walked directly to Gu Qi and bent down: "Come up."
Gu Qi smiled and patted him: "How can you be so squeamish? Just help me."
Rong Di stood up and smiled naively: "There are still guests in the house, so I took Doctor Yan to my room for fear of disturbing them."
"When did you think so carefully?"
"I saw you were injured in Merlin but didn't say a word. I guess you were worried about something."
Gu Qi lowered his head and smiled.
After entering the side room, Rong Di helped Gu Qi to sit down by the bed.
Yan Churong had a sullen face and took care of himself taking things from the medicine box.
"You guys rest in your room for now, I'll go out to greet His Highness."
Gu Qichong nodded to Rong Di.
Rong Di closed the door from the outside and walked away.
Only Gu Qi and Yan Churong were left in the room.
"Hiss—" The pain caused by Yan Churong cleaning the wound was much worse than knocking on a stone.
Still calm, he took off the cloth tied to his leg, applied medicine, and wrapped the cloth in one go.
"What's wrong with you?" Gu Qi asked tentatively.
He didn't answer, got up, packed the medicine box and left.
"Yan Churong!" Upon seeing this, Gu Qi hurriedly stood up and grabbed him, not paying attention to the injury on his ankle, and fell to the ground with a "clang".
Yan Churong threw the medicine box aside and hurriedly came over to help Gu Qi: "You really want to die."
"It's not easy to get Dr. Yan to speak respectfully."
Yan Churong glared at her: "What's the use of me talking if you don't listen."
"Isn't this accidental..."
"You always have a reason."
Although Yan Churong has a gentle temper, he is extremely difficult to calm down when he is angry.
Gu Qi pouted, suddenly thinking about Han Zizheng, he quickly grabbed Yan Churong and asked, "Did you hear anything in the mansion next to me?"
"What did you hear?"
"Master..." Gu Qigang started to speak, but when he saw Yan Churong glaring at him, he quickly changed his words: "I mean Han Zizheng, is he injured?"
Yan Churong looked surprised and asked, "Where did you know that?"
"it is true?"
Yan Churong hesitated for a moment and replied: "Yes."
Gu Qi panicked for a moment, recalling in his mind the blood on the gravel road outside the small courtyard of Zhudi, Yuan Zhe lying dying on the bed...
Both of them were injured at the same time, but Yan Churong was in the palace!
"Then he..." Gu Qi's throat tightened and she wanted to ask, but her voice kept trembling.
Yan Churong's eyes dimmed and he hugged Gu Qi face to face: "I really envy him."
"ah?"
He let go of his hand and looked away: "Don't worry, your master is blessed with great fortune and will not die."
After hearing Yan Churong's words, Gu Qixuan's heart finally settled, and his hands and feet felt much warmer.
"Now that you have a special status, I can't always be by your side. Small injuries aside, if you are seriously injured and I'm not here, your daughter's identity will not only be exposed, but it will also cause you to be killed."
Gu Qi nodded: "I understand, I must be careful in the future."
"Don't get water on the wound. I'll keep some ointment here for a few days to replace. If it doesn't heal after using it up, you have to find a way out of the palace and come to the 'Jishantang' to find me."
"It turns out the name of your pharmacy is 'Jishiantang'. I've never been there before."
Before Yan Churong could reply, there was a knock on the door.
As soon as the door opened, the boy outside saluted and said, "Doctor Yan, the medicine boy is looking for you at the door, saying there is something urgent in the shop."
"Okay." After saying that, Yan Churong picked up the medicine box and left.
Before leaving, Gu Qi specifically asked Gu Qi to change the dressing. Seeing his hurried expression, Gu Qi had doubts in her heart, but since the servant was away, she couldn't ask more questions.
Not long after Yan Churong left, Rong Di led Yuan Zhe to the side room.
Rong Di opened the door and saw that Gu Qi was the only one left in the room, and asked, "Doctor Yan is gone?"
"Well, there's an emergency at the shop." Gu Qizheng was sitting on the bed. When he saw Yuan Zhe entering the room, he stood up and saluted.
"We have to go back." Yuan Zhe took a thick leather cloak from somewhere. The whole body was white velvet, and the fur collar was mixed with a light gray.
Gu Qi nodded.
Yuan Zhe came closer and put the cloak on Gu Qi, and a faint medicinal fragrance penetrated his nose.
He swallowed, took a step back and said to Rong Di: "Come here and help him fasten his cloak."
"No need, Your Highness, I can do it." Gu Qi tied up her cloak, packed the ointment and gauze given by Yan Churong one by one, and returned to the palace with Yuan Zhe.
